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TIL that according to Beninese oral tradition, king Dakodonu asked for land from a local chief called Dan, which he replied "Should I open up my belly and build you a house in it?" Dan was killed on the spot and the new kingdom was named Dahomey, which means "inside of the chief's belly".

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